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A man with glasses and a beard is sitting in a chair, slightly tilting his head, with a patterned wall in the background. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aaron Echoes August is an independent writer focused on absurdist fiction, edgy philosophy, and cultural commentary. With a background in creative writing, art, and photography, he explores the stranger aspects of human behavior and its influence on the world. His narratives invite readers to question societal norms and delve into the bizarre intersections of reality and imagination, urging us to confront the absurdities of existence while searching for meaning amidst chaos. In his stories, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, revealing layers of complexity in mundane experiences.

The Apocalypse Pipe, Collected Works of Aaron Echoes August, is available now. More info HERE.

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Category: Unsettling Drama

All About Eggs and Life and Then Death

26 Apr 2023

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Classic, Popular, Psychological, Society, Unsettling Drama

“She beat me with her soft white knuckles. They were so damn clean and tender and feminine.” Read more
The Lobster Guy (Seven)

9 Dec 2022

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Black Comedy, Dark Humor, Episodes, Fiction, Serial Fiction, Unsettling Drama

Truman took in a shocked breath and sat back in the booth. “You just blew my mind, my eerie lobster friend. There I was this whole time, rotting away in Neptune, Nebraska, breaking chicken necks and punching a register at some shitty grocery store. There I was, pining over a woman I could never have.… Read more
The Lobster Guy (Five)

2 Dec 2022

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Adult, Black Comedy, Cereal, Serial Fiction, Unsettling Drama, Weirdness

And what he saw there made his eyes spiral in angry madness like a psychotic clown. Read more
The Shakes (Excerpt 4)

28 Sep 2022

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Excerpts, Fiction, Novel, Novella, Novelette, Unsettling Drama

Momma and Eddie said goodbye to Magnolia and me in the driveway at the home of the Beasleys. I’m going to call them the Beasleys, like my daddy did, because they didn’t really seem like regular grandparents to me. Read more
The Shakes (Excerpt 2)

26 Sep 2022

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Excerpts, Fiction, Novel, Novella, Novelette, Unsettling Drama

One day Eddie and my mom sat me and my sister down in the living room after supper to tell us something important. Eddie said he had gotten a promotion and that he was being sent to work in Chicago. I didn’t know why the hell anyone would want to promote Eddie, but they did. Read more
Refrigerated Dreams (Act 2)

5 Sep 2022

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Fiction, Short Stories, Unsettling Drama

The wheels suddenly slowed, and the bottom of her sneakers slid into the gravel as Veronica Genesis stopped her bike at the rim of the garbage-strewn hole in the ground. Rude Rudy came up behind her in a cloud of dust. “He’s in there?” she asked, pointing down into the trash pit and where an Read more
Comic Stripped (END)

31 Aug 2022

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Dark Humor, Fiction, Short Stories, Unsettling Drama, Weirdness

Once back inside the main part of the house, he quietly crept up the stairs, the filthy moans and groans blurping forth like rapid heartbeat elevator music in a snobby office filled with lonely orifices. He rattled like a fake plastic tree in a turbulent wind. Read more
Comic Stripped (P.4)

24 Aug 2022

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Dark Humor, Fiction, Might Want to be Mature, Short Stories, Unsettling Drama

Once at the modest brick and vinyl Midwest bungalow, Max Pine took a seat in an uncomfortable chair near an unlit fireplace. The mantel above was littered with framed photos of Christine as Chris, images of another time that Max scanned with wild sick eyes. An old clock quietly ticked away in the middle. Read more
Child of the Cabbage (Ep. 7)

18 Jul 2022

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Chiller, Creative Writing, Dystopian, Fiction, Satirical Sci-Fi, Serial Fiction, Unsettling Drama

Gracelyn Polk stood in front of her social studies classroom and cleared her throat as she looked down at the paper she held in her hands. She moved her head up, addressed the empty desks with her eyes and smiled. “For my report on the person I most admire, I chose someone that I just Read more